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Category Archives: Economics
A Brief History of Self-Regulation
Democracy in the Desert
A lot of places in America have lost their local news. Indeed, due to conservative talk radio and increasingly violent “news” stations, they do not have a firm grasp on reality, much less their community.
Marketplace covered this problem, highlighting a few locations where news is still local, and locally controlled. A drop in the bucket, but at least some folks are still trying.
Here’s how much you need to make to live in Minnesota
Apparently you gotta be rich to be poor in this state. At least $120,000 a year for a family of four. Nuts.
Imagine that math in the treason states. Sheesh.
The Price of Poverty
A telling discussion on the cost of being poor in this country.
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
A reminder that capitalism cannot “work” without screwing over those who doing the labor. In this case, the labor is often free. You know what that’s normally called, right?
Why Schools Serve Lunch With Milk, Not Water
Just so you know, Here’s why we all got those little milk containers handed to us like they were the first taste of crack.
How holiday tamale makers are managing inflation
Okay, now this economic downtown is getting personal. That said, I haven’t scored any this year. Hopefully for New Year’s!
The bittersweet reality behind chocolate
Even our simple pleasures mean a lot of work for somebody. And often, that work goes unrewarded.
A Maine community comes together to save a candlepin bowling tradition
You gotta love a story about a community saving something that could easily be cast aside.